EP1188027B1 - Refrigerant compressor driven by variable supply frequency motor - Google Patents

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EP1188027B1
EP1188027B1 EP00927044A EP00927044A EP1188027B1 EP 1188027 B1 EP1188027 B1 EP 1188027B1 EP 00927044 A EP00927044 A EP 00927044A EP 00927044 A EP00927044 A EP 00927044A EP 1188027 B1 EP1188027 B1 EP 1188027B1
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Tiziano Bertotti
Fabrizio Carli
Roberto Peruzzo
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F25—REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
    • F25B—REFRIGERATION MACHINES, PLANTS OR SYSTEMS; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS
    • F25B49/00—Arrangement or mounting of control or safety devices
    • F25B49/02—Arrangement or mounting of control or safety devices for compression type machines, plants or systems
    • F25B49/025—Motor control arrangements
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F04—POSITIVE - DISPLACEMENT MACHINES FOR LIQUIDS; PUMPS FOR LIQUIDS OR ELASTIC FLUIDS
    • F04B—POSITIVE-DISPLACEMENT MACHINES FOR LIQUIDS; PUMPS
    • F04B49/00—Control, e.g. of pump delivery, or pump pressure of, or safety measures for, machines, pumps, or pumping installations, not otherwise provided for, or of interest apart from, groups F04B1/00 - F04B47/00
    • F04B49/06—Control using electricity
    • F04B49/065—Control using electricity and making use of computers
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F04—POSITIVE - DISPLACEMENT MACHINES FOR LIQUIDS; PUMPS FOR LIQUIDS OR ELASTIC FLUIDS
    • F04B—POSITIVE-DISPLACEMENT MACHINES FOR LIQUIDS; PUMPS
    • F04B49/00—Control, e.g. of pump delivery, or pump pressure of, or safety measures for, machines, pumps, or pumping installations, not otherwise provided for, or of interest apart from, groups F04B1/00 - F04B47/00
    • F04B49/20—Control, e.g. of pump delivery, or pump pressure of, or safety measures for, machines, pumps, or pumping installations, not otherwise provided for, or of interest apart from, groups F04B1/00 - F04B47/00 by changing the driving speed
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F04—POSITIVE - DISPLACEMENT MACHINES FOR LIQUIDS; PUMPS FOR LIQUIDS OR ELASTIC FLUIDS
    • F04B—POSITIVE-DISPLACEMENT MACHINES FOR LIQUIDS; PUMPS
    • F04B2203/00—Motor parameters
    • F04B2203/02—Motor parameters of rotating electric motors
    • F04B2203/0209—Rotational speed

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  • the present invention refers to a compressor of the refrigerant medium of a refrigeration apparatus for home or similar use, namely of the type driven by a variable supply-frequency electric motor.
  • n s and n i are pre-set in accordance with the thermal load which is generally known to be in a proportion with the difference of the temperature T e of the ambient where the appliance is installed (which, in the case of the climatic class defined as ST, is comprised between +10°C and +38°C) to the temperature T 1 , of the room or compartment where the foodstuffs are stored (which, in the case of a so-called "cooler” refrigeration appliance, is comprised between +2°C and +8°C).
  • the ratio of n s to n i should be equal to 19.
  • a second major drawback deriving from the use of a compressor driven by a variable-speed motor lies in the fact that this requires the refrigeration appliance to make use of a special thermostatic temperature control system that differs both as far as the hardware and the software are concerned from the systems currently used in traditional refrigeration appliances, in which the motor of the compressor operates intermittently at a single speed.
  • a manufacturer of refrigeration appliances is thus forced to face a time-consuming and expensive job of re-designing and testing each single appliance model included in his manufacturing range.
  • WO-A-98/15790 discloses a speed control of a compressor which is based on a simple ON/OFF signal issued by a thermostat located in the surroundings to be cooled.
  • the method according said patent is characterised in that the starting speed of the compressor in a following ON period is reduced in relation to the final speed in the previous ON period. Therefore, there is only one parameter (compressor speed) that is measured and compared in two different stages.
  • EP-A-0 583 560 discloses a refrigerator provided with a compressor driven by an electric 3-phase motor connected with a mono-phase electric line.
  • the control is made on the supply of electric current to the motor by means of a frequency converter of a mono/three phase type. So, the "duty-cycle" of the compressor, which is the more significant parameter for an efficient control, is not taken into consideration.
  • US-A-4,831,836 discloses a motor compressor for air conditioners, wherein the speed is regulated through a frequency control and means for detecting a difference between a room temperature and a predetermined temperature.
  • the parameter detected is a value of the motor electric current, which is used to vary the frequency of the same motor.
  • a pressure within the compressor is detected to control the current of the motor. In both cases, the control is based on the detection of only one parameter and there is the need to employ a specific additional sensor (current or pressure sensor).
  • US-A-4,407,139 discloses a method for controlling an air conditioning system, said method being based on determining a frequency set value in accordance with a deviation of a detected temperature of the air to be conditioned with reference to a set temperature. Even in this case there is only one parameter detected and said parameter is not the "duty cycle" of the compressor nor the time of functioning the same.
  • US-A-5,410,230 discloses a centralised system for heating, conditioning and ventilating a space, which comprises a plurality of motors to drive the various components of the system. Means responsive to the temperature of the air in the space generates a temperature signal having a cycling parameter which corresponds to the temperature of the air in the space as it rises and falls. Therefore, the control is of a continuos type, always carried out on the basis of only one parameter.
  • a different type of compressor disclosed in the publication EP-A-0 490 089, is driven by a motor that is capable of operating selectively at a discrete number of speeds (two or, at most, three) and has a volume displacement capacity that is relatively increased with respect to the one of equivalent compressors driven by a single-speed motor.
  • the first speed n 1 of the motor which may be in the order of magnitude of 2,000 rpm, is used in the operating periods of the appliance in which the need or opportunity arises for the energy usage of the same appliance to be minimized (ie.
  • the second speed n 2 of the motor which may be in the order of 2,800 rpm, and the possibly provided third speed n T , which may amount to something as 3,200 rpm, are on the contrary used when the appliance needs to ensure a particularly sustained refrigeration capacity, such as for instance in such transient periods as a starting after a prolonged pause, or is working under particularly heavy or demanding operating conditions. Switching over from a speed to another one is performed, in the cases in which the motor is of the brushless type, by means of a device adapted to control the supply frequency.
  • a further purpose of the present invention is to enable the manufacturer to do away with the need of going through a function re-design of his range of refrigeration appliances, thanks to the fact that, at least at the lowest speed n 1 thereof, the driving motor of the compressor keeps operating intermittently. Owing to the fact that the present invention does not actually require any modification to be made on the thermostatic temperature control associated to the food storage compartment of the refrigeration appliance in which the compressor is installed, the same system may thus be come down even to a simple, well-known thermostat of the fluid-expansion type.
  • a compressor of refrigerant media for use in a home-type refrigeration appliance consists substantially of a metal sealed casing 1 that encloses both the actual compressor, of the reciprocating type, and the electric driving motor 10 provided coaxially thereto. From the outer surface of said sealed casing 1 there are protruding three metal tubes 2, 3, and 4 acting as the suction pipe, the delivery pipe and the service pipe, respectively. The same outer surface of the sealed casing 1 acts as the support for a cover 5 that encloses and protects the terminal box for the connection of a plug-cable (not shown) ensuring the power supply from the electric mains.
  • Said terminal box is furthermore connected via a first wiring system 9 to a microprocessor-based control unit 7 (shown in Figure 2 only), which performs in the manner that is explained further on, is enclosed in a proper protective box 6, and is in turn adapted to be connected to the thermostat 12 (which is also only shown in Figure 2) of a refrigeration appliance via a second wiring system 8.
  • a microprocessor-based control unit 7 shown in Figure 2 only
  • the thermostat 12 which is also only shown in Figure 2 of a refrigeration appliance via a second wiring system 8.
  • the compressor driving motor 10 and the control unit 7 are for reasons of simplicity connected directly to each other both as far as signal and power are concerned via the above mentioned first wiring system 9.
  • the above mentioned second wiring system 8 connects the thermostat 12, which is in turn connected to the line conductor lead L. to a point 13 acting as the interface with the already cited microprocessor-based control unit 7.
  • the thermostat 12 which in this example of an application is used to control the temperature T i in the food storage room of the refrigeration appliance in which the compressor is installed, is not necessarily of a solid-state type, but can in an advantageous manner be also of the fluid-expansion type.
  • the first conductor lead 14 leads to the common contact 16 of a changeover switch 17 that is in turn adapted to selectively connect the interface point 13 with a first terminal contact 18 and with a second terminal contact 19 of the control unit 7 via the conductor leads 20 and 21, respectively.
  • a normally open switch 23 along the second conductor lead 15, which is brought to the interface point 13 and ends at a third terminal contact 22 of the microprocessor-based control unit 7, there is provided a normally open switch 23.
  • further terminal contacts 25, 26 and 27 of the control unit 7 constitute the inputs of further signals 28, 29 and 30, as this will be described in greater detail further on.
  • the signal 28 that reaches the contact 25 may be the measurement signal of the actual temperature prevailing inside the food storage room, in the case that the refrigeration appliance is provided with an appropriate sensor (not shown), whereas the signal 29 reaching the contact 26 may refer to the opening rate and/or duration of the door of the food storage room and, finally, the signal 30, which is sent to the contact 27, may be the one relating to the storage room defrost operation.
  • control unit 7 performs following tasks:
  • Example no. 1 First starting of the appliance upon installation
  • the control unit 7 causes the normally open switch 23 to close on the third terminal contact 22 so as to enable the compressor driving motor 10 to be supplied with power at the highest frequency f T .
  • a frequency may be the frequency f y ,of the power supply line (ie. 50 or 60 Hz, as the case may be), which causes the motor 10 to operate at a speed of 3,000 rpm.
  • Such an operating condition is maintained all along the time that is necessary for the thermostat 12 to trip for the first time, thereby interrupting of course the power supply coming from the line conductor lead L.
  • Example no. 2 Regular food storage and preservation operation
  • the control unit 7 is able to find out that the utilization index of the motor 10 is low, ie. it has namely failed to exceed a pre-set threshold value (which might be, say, in the order of 50%) throughout a pre-determined number of consecutive tripping cycles (for instance, 5 cycles) of the thermostat 12.
  • a pre-set threshold value which might be, say, in the order of 50%
  • the same control unit 7 causes the changeover switch 17 to switch over in such a manner that, when the thermostat 12 is closed, the interface point 13 is capable of applying voltage to the first terminal contact 19 via the conductor lead 20 so as to enable the compressor driving motor 10 to be supplied with power at the lowest frequency f 1 and, as a result, to go on operating at a speed of just 1,600 rpm.
  • the energy usage of the refrigeration appliance is at a minimum, since it is actually reduced to just the amount of energy that is precisely required to keep the food storage compartment of the appliance at either the temperature selected by the user (eg. +4°C) or a possibly set default temperature.
  • Example no. 3 Frequent use of the refrigeration appliance for loading and removing foodstuffs
  • the control unit 7 is capable of detecting that the compressor driving motor 10 has been operating at a high utilization index, ie. an index that is higher than the afore mentioned threshold value (eg. 50%), throughout a number (eg. 5) of consecutive cycles of the thermostat 12.
  • the same control unit 7 causes the changeover switch 17 to switch over in such a manner that, when the thermostat 12 is closed, the interface point 13 is capable of applying the voltage of the line conductor lead L to the second terminal contact 19 via the conductor lead 21 so as to enable the compressor driving motor 10 to be supplied with power at the frequency f 2 > f 1 and, as a result, to increase the operating speed thereof to 2,400 rpm.
  • the energy usage of the refrigeration appliance increases, but only for the period of time that is necessary for the conditions described in Example no. 2 above to be restored.
  • the control unit is capable of ascertaining whether the door of the refrigeration appliance is kept open for an unusually long period of time, eg. owing to an inattention of the user, on the basis of at least one of the afore mentioned signals 28, 29 that reach the terminal contacts 25, 26 thereof.
  • This causes the compressor driving motor 10 to operate through a prolonged period of time, in particular a period of time that is in excess of a pre-set threshold duration of 90 minutes.
  • the thermostat 12 With the thermostat 12 in its closed position, it is therefore ensured that the changeover switch 17 is kept closed on the second terminal contact 19 of the unit 7.
  • compressor according to the present invention proves equally advantageous when used in connection with other types of refrigeration appliances, eg. freezers or fridge-freezer combinations, by introducing appropriate variants in the operating logic of the microprocessor-based control unit 7.
  • the compressor according to the invention may be implemented in a number of manners differing from the afore described embodiment.
  • the power supply frequencies (and, therefore, the operating speeds) of the compressor driving motor may have both absolute and relative values differing from the afore indicated ones; in particular, none of the three frequencies may be equal to the power supply line frequency (50 or 60 Hz).
  • other time-variable quantities may be used as a reference, such as for instance the current input of the driving motor.
  • the manufacturer can add, on the control panel of his refrigeration appliances, appropriate manually operated means adapted to actuate the normally open switch and/or the changeover switch, ie. to double the functions thereof.
  • appropriate manually operated means adapted to actuate the normally open switch and/or the changeover switch, ie. to double the functions thereof.
  • the microprocessor-based control unit is overridden and the refrigeration appliance requires the user to intervene manually in order to vary the operating speed of the compressor.
  • the operating logic of the microprocessor-based control unit 7 is "personalized” in view of being able to duly take into account the actual installation conditions and/or any possible particular construction or design feature of the refrigeration appliance (eg. if the latter is of the type with more than two food storage compartments and, of course, as many food storage temperatures) in which the compressor is installed.

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